In 1996, with our companies’ growth, it became imperative to relocate them to the industrial park created for this purpose,Īt the Açude Pinto in Oleiros.

associates have created during this period, a group of companies thus controlling the main activities, ranging from forest exploitation, transportation, go past fuel and, finally, the industry of wood sub-products with the production of briquettes.

José Afonso managed the company with the cooperation of his two sons who took over the family business of forest exploitation and lumber industry after their father’s premature death.īetween 19, the two partners drove their company to a substantial level of business converting it from a small family business into one business of reference in the region. The current density of Korean forest roads is only 3.32%.The JAF COMPANYJosé Afonso & Filhos, Lda, was created in 1990 and was a small-scale woodmill in the midst of Oleiros. Short-wood logging method with a chain saw for felling and bucking the trees and excavators equipped with grapples for timber extraction are the most widely used harvesting system in South Korea. The percentage of forestry vehicles such as harvesters, tower yarders and processors is remarkably low in South Korea. The main conifer species in Korea are red pine (Pinus densiflora Siebold & Zucc.), Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis Siebold & Zucc.), Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi Lamb.), Pitch pine (Pinus rigida Mill.) and Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa Siebold & Zucc., Endl.) and Oak species (Quercus spp.), Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata Siebold & Zucc.), Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) and Birch (Betula spp.). This is a 12.4-fold increase from 1973, when the ✾rosion Control and Greening Project« began. In 2015 the growing stock was 924.81 million m3, higher by 15.6% than in 2010. Due to the project, forests have been converted for other purposes such as new roads, housing construction, industrial complexes, etc. On the contrary, forest area is decreasing because of the so called ✿orest Land Conversion« project. Currently, the growing stock of Korean forests is showing an increase every year. Through various forest restoration policies, now 63% of Korea is covered with forests, which amounts to 6.335 million ha. Since then, the forest area and the growing stock have recovered in remarkable speed. īy the 1950s, Korean forests had become very devastated after the Korean War. Shin, 'An Overview of Forest Management in the Republic of Korea', Nova mehanizacija šumarstva, vol.39, br. An Overview of Forest Management in the Republic of Korea. 'An Overview of Forest Management in the Republic of Korea', Nova mehanizacija šumarstva, 39(1), str. 'An Overview of Forest Management in the Republic of Korea.' Nova mehanizacija šumarstva 39, br. 'An Overview of Forest Management in the Republic of Korea.' Nova mehanizacija šumarstva, vol.

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